Finley Goes Down Hard in Practice

[timvp]

Status Unknown.

:pctoss

[Pistons < Spurs]

I hope this is some sick and twisted joke.

[td4mvp21]

Shit

[exstatic]

A little birdie told me this at about 5PM today.

[coopdogg3]

Dude, I am seriously sick right now. Hope it turns out to be nothing. There's a pretty good break until game 3 - so hopefully he'll be 100% by then.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Well, if Manu ever needed a kick in the ass to get going, this could be it.

[samikeyp]

Manu needs now more than ever to step up.

[SpursFanFirst]

I hope this is some sick and twisted joke.


:( I'm thinking that, since this was started by TIMVP, it's not a joke.

[Kori Ellis]

It's been on the news all afternoon - timvp and I weren't around to a little bit ago. I was surprised no one here had posted it.

[midgetonadonkey]

It's okay. Barry will step up.

[SpursFanFirst]

:cry I hope he'll be OK. I don't live locally, so I hadn't heard that. I've been on ESPN all day, and I haven't seen it there either.

[angel_luv]

Missed the news- what happened?

[mookie2001]

alright i change my manu prediction




6 points 1-13 fgs 8 rebs, 2 assts, 3 TOs

[spursreport]

:pctoss :pctoss Can anyone be specific on what it could possibly be that he hurt????? If this is a bad injury...season over Detroit Pistons 2007 Champions

[kskonn]

according to woai he has back spasms and is a game time decision.

[Kori Ellis]

:pctoss :pctoss Can anyone be specific on what it could possibly be that he hurt?????

Back.

He's not ruled out yet. Game time decision.

[FromWayDowntown]

WTF? Are they having some sort of full-contact scrimmage at the shootaround?

[spursreport]

Back.

He's not ruled out yet. Game time decision.


OMG whewwwww. I thought it was something a little bit more serious. Finals are kicking my ass and I see this so sorry if I went a little crazy.

[SpursFanFirst]

I must be missing this story on the SA websites. I've looked at WOAI and KENS...KSAT is next.

[BigBeezie]

Crap. What's with the Spurs and back spasms lately? First Barry gets 'em and now Finley. This is some crap.

[alamo50]

Well, if Manu ever needed a kick in the ass to get going, this could be it.

Word.

Although it does seriously suck for Fin's awsome play of late.

[kskonn]

maybe he is just pulling a D-wade and is going to come with a courageous performance after getting badly injured in practice.

[samikeyp]

He's a vet....hopefully he can play through it.

[Findog]

Crap. What's with the Spurs and back spasms lately?

Haven't you heard? The Spurs are old.
:p:

[BigBeezie]

Haven't you heard? The Spurs are old.
:p:

I prefer the word "experience".

[Spursfan101]

:cry :makemyday

[ShoogarBear]

George Steinbrenner just fired Will Sevening.

[Borosai]

Manu, I know you're reading this. Time to score some points mang.

[Mr. Body]

What the hell kind of high contact practice are they having... the day of the game???!

[BigBeezie]

Time for them to come together as a team now. Wait, they do that all year. :oops

[timvp]

I don't think a back injury is anything to scoff at. Barry hasn't been the same since he hurt his back. A shooter needs his back.

[Phenomanul]

CIA Pop??? To keep the Suns guessing what 'defensive' strategy to use...

I hope Fin can shake it off...

[bdictjames]

Id prefer he dont play today's game.

Now time for Manu to have the guts to step out and be aggressive, we need him more than ever at this point.

[Sec24Row7]

well... thank god it's a late game...

[Big P]

What the hell kind of high contact practice are they having... the day of the game???!

It wasn't about contact, he had back spasms.

[Kori Ellis]

It wasn't about contact, he had back spasms.

Actually I think it was about contact. I think he was hit and fell on his back. (Not positive though)

[exstatic]

I don't think a back injury is anything to scoff at. Barry hasn't been the same since he hurt his back. A shooter needs his back.
Yeah, I know. The poster that was like "pheww!! :) " obviously never had back spasms.

[theroc5]

Manu Needs To Start If Finely Isnt Playing!

[coopdogg3]

Yeah, I know. The poster that was like "pheww!! :) " obviously never had back spasms.


Back in my day I had to walk in 3 feet of snow, for 5 miles, uphill both ways, with back spasms, to get to school.

[beirmeistr]

Back in my day I had to walk in 3 feet of snow, for 5 miles, uphill both ways, with back spasms, to get to school.
that's funny.

[mattyc]

We have depth. Manu and Barry need to step up.

[BIG IRISH]

Back in my day I had to walk in 3 feet of snow, for 5 miles, uphill both ways, with back spasms, to get to school.

The rest of the story














































No one told him School was closed because of the snow.

[ducks]

it is back spams

horry time from downtown
manu you drive and get people in foul trouble
do not shot threes because you miss to many!

[ducks]

We have depth. Manu and Barry need to step up.
manu can not hit a three this postseason

[J21]

Haven't you heard? The Spurs are old.
:p:

And haven't you heard?, the Mavs are chokers :p:

[Kobulingam]

link?

[Russ]

Back problem. No problem. Knee problem. Big problem.

In other words, no problem. :)

[mattyc]

manu can not hit a three this postseason
Well, today is his chance.

[SpursFanFirst]

Questions about Finley
The Spurs have announced that it will be a game-time decision whether Michael Finley plays tonight. He suffered back spasms during the morning shootaround, hitting the court in pain. There are mixed signals out of the Spurs camp as to Finley's status.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/

[Capt Bringdown]

The way Finley's been scoring, stepping up on D and rebounding like a demon lately, this is extremely bad news.

[BigBeezie]

I think it is all a tactic to throw PHX off a little. Look for Manu to start, but Finley to play. I'm calling my shot on that right now. We're going to rip PHX tonight. No doubt.

[florige]

Oh yeah, thats just great news right now. Figures with the way he's been playing for us. :bang

[TMTTRIO]

Don't worry they just said that he's going to be playing tonight

[efrem1]

CIA Pop. :)

[sprrs]

If he does play, no way he's starting. Time for Manu to step up.

[TampaDude]

Finley will be fine...besides, Manu is gonna have a breakout game tonight!

[SpursFanFirst]

Don't worry they just said that he's going to be playing tonight

Oh good!!! I hope he's feeling better!
I can't imagine Pop would play him if he wasn't absolutely sure.

[Cry Havoc]

I just bet 100 dollars that Finley will score under 14.5 point IF he plays. I recommend you betting people do the same.

Sometimes players who are experiencing discomfort focus on that rather than playing perfect basketball, and they absolutely go off from everywhere on the court. The best game of my life, I had severe stomach pains. It made me stop worrying about my man getting by me, I just went for the ball anytime it was near me. I wound up with 14 steals that game. :lol

Not saying it's gonna happen, just a thought.

[GrandeDavid]

Back.

He's not ruled out yet. Game time decision.

This'll happen. Thank God its not a bone or ligament. I'm assuming that he'll have received the best possible treatment available to mankind to calm that back muscle acting up by tip off. We'll see.

[romsho]

I just bet 100 dollars that Finley will score under 14.5 point IF he plays. I recommend you betting people do the same.

If sacrificing 100 bucks is your way of throwing a Spur jinx the other way, well props to you. May you lose that 100.

[Behrooz24]

Game 2 updates
Michael Finley trotted out with the Spurs for pregame warmups, and is expected to start. He sustained back spasms early in the morning shootaround, and there was a question as to his health.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/

[mookie2001]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smiembarassed.gifmanu you suck
alright i change my manu prediction




6 points 1-13 fgs 8 rebs, 2 assts, 3 TOs